| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
93V054000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
COBRA |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
MONTEREY |
| Model Year: |
1992 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
COBRA INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19920401 - 19930201 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
24 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19930413 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19930413 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
COBRA INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19930402 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19930420 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE REAR TRAILER HITCH DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND THE LOADS OF AN ATTACHED TRAILER. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE MOUNTING BRACKET CAN SEPARATE FROM THE MOTORHOME, ANDTHE TRAILER WILL ONLY BE ATTACHED BY THE SAFETY CHAINS, CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSSOF CONTROL OF THE TRAILER AND/OR THE MOTORHOME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLEACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
INSTALL ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BRACKETS TO THE TRAILER HITCH FRAME. |